06/02/2015

Scroll down to get Study Guide:)
Great job today; I enjoyed the medley of presentations that we saw.
Slaughterhouse group did a great job of conveying how Vonnegut's life is revealed through the text. I am pleased that everyone has a good grasp of Vonnegut's life and works now. Grab another of his books for summer reading:)
Cuckoo's Nest Group, wow! You did an amazing job of capturing the raw emotions felt by the characters in your book through your innovative, creative exercise. I enjoyed participating in the activity and actually considered doing something similar for my own teaching practices--Great example of an effective lesson--how to teach!
Sirens of Titan Group also did a great job of creating an activity that entertained the class with great acting and a fun script:) Like the other Vonnegut group, you also gave the class a very vivid picture of who Vonnegut was and gave an in-depth view of how satire was used in the book.
Catcher in the Rye: Excellent job knowing your character! Everyone had a solid grasp of who Holden was as a person and the psychological events that happened to him contributed to the overall meaning of the work.
 
I have to have AP Goodbye Packets now:) otherwise, you will not make it into the book:(

06/01/2015

Presentation Line Up:
Monday: Sirens of Titan and Cuckoo's Nest
Tuesday: Slaughter House Five and Catcher in the Rye
Wednesday: Final Exam!

***I need all of the "Goodbye Packet" responses by today!

Thank you,

Mrs. J

***You can find study guide for test in Friday's post.

AP Semester II Study Guide

05/28/22015

AP Goodbye Packet

05/22/2015

Read your novel for your group this weekend! Connect with your group if need be.

Take care,

Johnson

05/18/2015

Finish novel!
Purchase your group novel book--if absent today, we chose groups and books.

05/12/2015

Please read Cat's Cradle chapters 51-60

05/11/2015

Please read chapters 39-50 of Cat's Cradle tonight and be ready to discuss tomorrow. You can check out the book in our library, download it, or purchase it through Amazon or Book Bin.
I am hoping to have a fun unit with the book, so please do not force me to give pop quizzes through not reading and not being prepared:)

***Don't forget to turn in AP Test surveys!

Thank you!

JJ

05/07/2015

Purchase Cat's Cradle! Read chapters 1-38 over the weekend and be ready to discuss Monday.
Note: chapters are only two pages long.

05/05/2015

Yah it's the final countdown--you're leaving together! The Europe song just seems appropriate. I will see you at 7am with muffins and fruit. We will mentally prepare for test:)

You have been prepared since day one for this test--thanks to Mrs. McElliott's thorough curriculum which covers every single aspect of this exam, especially in the area of writing--so you are well taken care of all year--you know your stuff, and you know it well!

• Get a good night sleep:)
• Eat a solid breakfast:)
• Review for about twenty minutes right before you go to bed.
• Visit my strategy links from a previous link if you like:)

The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
Frank Loyd Wright

05/01/2015

Good afternoon,

Sending you good testing vibes for over the weekend and next week! Here are some useful links as you go through your final review stages.
***Make sure to establish two works, a novel and a play that you are super confident choosing for your open-ended prompt. Choose a quote to memorize for each work!

AP Works Review (from today's review session)

Breaking down the AP Test

How to Read Lit Like A Professor

Exam Info

Exam Day 2015

WednesdayThe AP English Literature and Composition Exam is 3 hours long and has two parts — multiple choice questions and free response questions. The multiple choice section is worth 45% and the free response section is worth 55% of the final exam grade.

Happy studying!!! 

04/21/2015

Please finish Portrait by Thursday.
Your Journal is not due until Tuesday.

***Due to my absence on this upcoming Friday, we will have our after school study session Wednesday. Because I am preparing a large test to study from in class, I am opening up Wednesday for Q and A over whatever you individually need help with at this point. The large test I am preparing will serve as an effective study guide for the exam from this point forward:)

Ms. J

04/17/2015

Please finish chapter four in Portrait and completely catch up on your journal this weekend.
Test Prep after school!

Have a great weekend; enjoy that weather!

Johnson

04/15/2015

Tonight and Tomorrow Homework:

*Please read through chapter three of Portrait by Friday and stay caught up on your journal.

Weekend Homework:
*Please read through chapter four and journal.

***Test Prep Friday after school from 2:30 to 4:00 pm.
Plan to take an entire multiple choice test and check answers as well as go over Time Periods.

Johnson

Portrait Homework

PLease read through chapter 2 for Monday:)

Great discussion Friday, although a heavy one, I want to say thank you to those of you who shared and trusted us with your personal stories. Stephen's grappling with the same issues in this novel, and the more you can connect with his character/ him as a person in real life, the more you will appreciate, understand, and learn more about yourself as a result of reading this novel.

Have a great weekend Apesters! My new name for you ha!

Johnson

Weekend Homework and AP Exam Information:

Weekend Homework:

1. 1987 Practice Exam:
*Complete Multiple Choice Section and write down areas of weakness to work on.
*Complete the Poetry Essay Prompt of test--complete it in 40 minutes.

2. Wuthering Heights presentations


AP Terms Test Prep
AP Test Info

***Monday: Marxism/ Feminism/Windows (so excited!!!!)

JJ

***Purchase Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man. 

Homework over Spring Break:
1. Finish Wuthering Heights and write down significant quotes that pertain to your argument.
***Purchase the following novels:
Portrait of an Artist as the Young Man by James Joyce
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

*If you have not yet purchased Things Fall Apart, then wait on that novel because I may have you all work in lit groups and read a variety of AP level books.


2. Take the 1987 AP Lit Exam and correct your test when finished (you'll find an answer key at the back of the booklet). I gave out the booklets in class yesterday; however, if you were absent, here it is: 1987 Multiple Choice Exam

3. Write an essay for the Poetry Prompt only on the 1987 test above. We will discuss this essay in class, and I will grade it as well out of 60 points. Time yourself and do not exceed 50 min on it. Obviously do not consult any outside sources--the idea is to keep this as authentic of an experience as possible.

Due when you return:

1. Novel finished! Ready to take final quiz
2. 1987 Poetry Prompt Essay
3. Multiple Choice section complete (I'll give you performance points for doing it)

Have a delightful break!

Johnson

03/17/2015

No reading homework tonight yah! Catch up on quotes and reading! And you have to finish the novel over the break, so does it really matter? We will talk novel and quotes tomorrow!

Great discussion today!

Johnson

03/13/2015

AP Exam Quizlet

Wuthering Heights chapters 18-22

03/10/2015

Today in class, we . . .
 discussed chapters 1-9 of Wuthering Heights- more to come on chapter nine tomorrow
& I handed out the reading calendar with projects and papers on it as well.

Homework:
Read chapters 12-13

JJ

03/06/2015

Please read through chapter nine in Wuthering Heights.
***There will be a quiz over these chapters when you finish your drama essay.
If you would like to view the reading calendar for this unit, click here (however, I have one printed for you for Monday): WH Calendar

03/03/2015

*We will continue the exam tomorrow and still plan for the essay on Thursday.
*Please read Wuthering Heights chapters 1-3 before class on Friday.

Weekend Reading: chapters 4-9 (this means read chapter nine as well)

Gracias,

Johnson

02/20/2015

***Check out AP Test Prep Resource Tab Above--lots of practice info!
***Fridays at 3pm--new Study Time!


Purchase and read Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard by Wednesday.
Character Quote Assignment due Monday!

Happy Weekend!

Other works to purchase:

• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
• Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
• Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

02/19/2015

***Purchase or check out Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard.
Be ready to discuss Raisin in Sun in its entirety--meaning you have of course finished the play.

After School AP Study Session begins at 3pm tomorrow 

02/17/2015

In class today:

• We went over the multiple choice section of the AP Exam

HW: Read "Tragedy and the Common Man" by Arthur Miller

and also read "Raisin in the Sun" play by Thursday.

***We will discuss Death of A Salesman tomorrow in class and begin looking ahead at Raisin in the Sun for the next couple of days. 

***First go to library to check out Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead--if not, then buy it--try The Book Bin on Court Street downtown.

AP Multiple Choice Exam Information: 

Scoring the Exam

The multiple-choice section counts for 45 percent of your grade. The free-response section

contributes the remaining 55 percent.

What to Bring

• Several sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers for all responses on your multiple-choice

answer sheet.

• Pens with black or dark blue ink for completing areas on the exam booklet covers and

for free-response questions in most exams.

• Your six-digit school code. Home-schooled students will be given a code at the time of

the exam.

• A watch.

• AP-approved calculator with the necessary capabilities if you are taking the AP Calculus,

Chemistry, Physics or Statistics Exams.

• A ruler or straightedge only if you're taking an AP Physics Exam.

• A government-issued or school-issued photo ID if you do not attend the school where

you are taking the exam.

• Your Social Security number* for identification purposes (optional). If you provide your

number, it will appear on your AP score report.

• If applicable, your SSD Student Accommodation Letter, which verifies t

What Not to Bring

• Cell phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants (PDAs), BlackBerry smartphones,

Bluetooth-enabled devices, MP3 players, email/messaging devices, or any other

electronic or communication devices.

• Books, compasses, mechanical pencils, correction fluid, dictionaries,

highlighters,**notes or colored pencils.**

• Scratch paper; notes can be made on portions of the exam booklets.

• Watches that beep or have an alarm.

• Portable listening devices** or portable recording devices (even with headphones) or

photographic equipment.

• Computers.**

• Clothing with subject-related information.

• Food or drink.**

02/05/2015

My apologies for the confusion in yesterday's homework.

Please write an AP Prompt for Tartuffe intro.
Also underneath prompt, please provide a brief explanation as to why the introduction would achieve a high score--what makes it an effective introduction

For assistance in writing AP level prompts click here: Open-Ended Prompts 1970s to Current

Additionally finish A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen over the weekend (be sure to read the introduction to Realism and Ibsen's play).

01/21/2015

Study Session tomorrow, Thursday after school at 1pm:)

01/09/2015

The Hamlet essay has been cancel- repeat, the Hamlet essay has been cancelled.

Weekend homework: Review play!

Johnson

Loved the scenes today and yesterday, fun stuff!